Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-08-24
How Immigrants are Imposed Upon.
SECRETARY FAIRCHII.D'S INQUIRY INTO THE CONDUCT

How Immigrant. are Imposed Upon.
SECRETARY FAIRCHHD'S INQUIRY INTO THE CONDUCT
OF THE COMMISSIONERS.
David Okey, chief OF the Mercantile Marine In
surance and Industrial Revenue Division OF the
Treasury Department, who was sent to New York
by Secretary Farchild to investigate the admins
tratiOn OF affairs in Castle Garden by the Commis-
siOners OF Emigration, opened the ball yesterday
In the custOm-house, as stated In THE STAR
The n. Y. Sun to-day says: Charles T. Hamilton,
reporter, was the first witness yesterday He
said he had Investigated the cases of Ingieri Ion
son and Hulda Christine Hellgren. he CHARGED
that IngJerd JOnsOn had to submit to privations
while in the Garden, and was brutally assaulted
tary Fairch1ld, and he sent telegram OF lnstruc-
tions to the commissioners. Mr.. Hamilton said
that the commissioners ignored the Secretarys
instructions, and, moreover, that he overheard
Commissioner stephenson say at the time: "Now
we will
GET EVEN WITH THAT NAN FAIRCHILD"
Ingjerd's alleged assailant was discharged by
the commissioners but only through the interyen-
ion of the courts was she allowed to remain in the
country. MIR. Hamilton also charged that the
woman Hellgren had been unlawfully detained
He told or the high prices for fOud which he said
the immigrants were compelled to pay to George
MenLZer who rented hts lunch stand in the garden
at So 600 year from the commissioners slice
OF bread 6t OF sausage, and bottle OF beer, he
the money exchange bureau, run by Brokers SculIy
and Davitt, charged high rates. The witness re-
ferred TO an alleged railroad pool in the garden
which, contrary to the edcL OF the interstate law
the witness said, divided the profits The receipts
OF the pool were deposited in IL bank To the credit
OF Assistant Pool Commissioner Pierson. and by
! him divided at the end or the month The Wit
ness charged that the railroad people overcharped
immigrants for baggage, divided families to suit
that Agent Doane, who represents the railroads In
the garden, was interested in the Lincoln Land
Agency. AS a last shot Mr.. Hamilton said that
after the Immigrants got out OF the garden Barney
BiglinS men tackled them and Overcharged them
for carrying baggage to different parts OF the city
John Anderson, an emplOye Of the White Star
line, testified that 'trtnkgelt," or drink money,
was forced from the Immigrants by the baggage
smashers In the garden. Martin Maurd and 1doiph
OsterhOlm, employees OF the American Emigrant
Co., also testified against the commissioners
RAISED RUMPUs.
The statement that two Swedish girls were
detained and sent to the hospital to be examined
as to their chastity raised rumpus Superin-
tendent Jackson, and Commissioners Stephenson.
Starr, and Tatntor were present when the matter
was brought up. and MI. Stephenson bristled with
anger. He stepped forward aud said: "a sensa-
tlonal and gift-enterprise journal Of this city
charged this morning that / had ordered those
girls detained until their virgtntty could be In.
hood, and have just instructed my lawyers to sue
the aforesaid sensational Journal for libel"
The Investigation will be continued.